Busan Port Authority, First Public Institution to Implement 'First Life Internship' Program

Application Submission from 9th to 16th, Hiring 10 People

Reflecting Youth Opinions, Providing Work Experience Opportunities

Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Kang Jun-seok) will implement the 'First Lifetime Intern' system, the first of its kind among public institutions.

The authority announced on the 3rd through its website that it plans to hire 10 experiential youth interns. Eligible applicants are young people aged 34 or younger who have no prior work experience in the public sector. Youth without job experience such as public institution internships can apply.

BPA will accept applications from the 9th to the 16th, and select the final successful candidates through written tests, document screening, and interviews.

The interns hired this time will work for six months from July to December, and outstanding interns will receive an additional 1-3% score advantage each in the written and interview stages of future regular employee recruitment.

This internship system was planned in response to feedback from youth during a mock interview event for local university students hosted by BPA last November, where some expressed that they gave up early on interview preparation because they felt there was a gap in capabilities compared to those with several years of internship experience.

Kim Young-moon, Director of Management Support at BPA, said, “About 53% of participants in the last four internship programs had prior work experience such as internships at other institutions. We prepared this system to uphold the original purpose of providing as many young people as possible with work experience opportunities to support the improvement of their employment capabilities.”

A BPA official stated that a survey conducted among BPA youth intern applicants to assess policy acceptability showed about 80% support for the First Lifetime Intern system, and that detailed directions were finalized through policy discussions with current youth interns to design an effective system.

To provide diverse job experiences for youth, prior internship experience in the private sector does not restrict eligibility, and daily or part-time jobs that are difficult to consider as work experience for skill enhancement are also not restricted.

Additionally, to ensure equal opportunity, the 'First Lifetime Intern' recruitment will be conducted only in the second half of the year, while more than 60% of the annual intern positions for all youth will be hired in the first half.

Jin Kyu-ho, Head of BPA’s Management Headquarters, said, “Supporting more young people to gain work experience is the role of the public sector. Since this is the first time a public institution is implementing this, we focused on designing the system based on youth demand in advance and plan to continue surveys on system acceptability and preference in the future.”

Detailed information about the First Lifetime Intern program can be found on the Busan Port Authority website, and inquiries can be directed to the BPA Management Support Office.

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